Senior Collaboration Architect - Remote

Apex Systems, LLC; Ashburn, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 177,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESPP

401K program

HSA

Job summary

Everforth Apex is seeking a Senior Collaboration Engineer to lead the design, deployment, and optimization of Cisco UC and Microsoft Teams Phone solutions for enterprise clients. You will architect complex UC environments, perform hands-on configurations, and drive end-to-end deployments with cross-functional teams.

Ideal candidates bring 10+ years in UC consulting, strong certification credentials, and hands-on experience with SBCs from Ribbon, AudioCodes, and Oracle.

Qualifications

• Senior Collaboration Engineer with 7+ years planning, designing, deploying complex UC solutions.
• Deep Cisco UC expertise including CUCM, Unity Connection, CER, Voice Gateways, and Webex Calling.
• Proven Microsoft Teams Phone architecture experience: Direct Routing, SBCs, Operator Connect, Calling Plans.

Responsibilities

• Serves as the primary SME and implementation engineer for Cisco and Microsoft Teams UC solutions.
• Leads technical discovery sessions with enterprise clients to map requirements and use-case strategies.
• Designs and executes architecture plans including dial plans, E911 compliance, and co-existence/migration models.

Skills

Senior Collaboration Engineer

Cisco UC Expertise

Microsoft Teams Phone Architecture

Education

CCNP-Collaboration

Microsoft 365 Certified: Collaboration Communications System Engineer

Teams Administrator Associate

Tools

Ribbon SBC

AudioCodes SBC

Oracle SBC

Job description

Everforth Apex is seeking a Senior Collaboration Engineer to lead the design, deployment, and optimization of Cisco UC and Microsoft Teams Phone solutions for enterprise clients. You will architect complex UC environments, perform hands-on configurations, and drive end-to-end deployments with cross-functional teams.

Ideal candidates bring 10+ years in UC consulting, strong certification credentials, and hands-on experience with SBCs from Ribbon, AudioCodes, and Oracle.